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COVID-19: Theft Cases On The Increase
As citizens lament police neglectNigerians cry of hunger, seek gov’t supportAs the COVID-19 pandemic rages on with its attendant economic meltdown, some Nigerians have resorted to pilfering and robbery of their fellows to survive, George Emine, Lateef Bamgbose and Genevive
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Funke Akindele Arrested For Partying Against COVID-19 Restriction Order
The police in Lagos have arrested popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, for throwing a party in violation of the restriction order against the spread of Coronavirus in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, disclosed this
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Plateau: Police Parade 27 Criminals, Pledges More Efforts
BY UKANDI ODEY, JOS The Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Police Command, Isaac Akinmoyede, has paraded 27 arrested criminal suspects for various offences at the Police Headquarters in Jos. In the category of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, a notorious
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Police Smash Child Trafficking Ring, Rescue 8 Kids In Akwa Ibom
BY INIOBONG SUNDAY, UYO Police operatives of the Akwa Ibom state Police Command in Uyo, the state capital, has smashed a ring of syndicate specializing in trafficking of children for menial jobs some Western Nigeria states including Ogun and Osun
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Suspected Herdsmen Kill Three Policemen In Delta
By Nosa Eresoyen, Asaba Suspected Fulani herdsmen have allegedly hacked three policemen to death along Ugbolu road, in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday at the police check-point along the
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Bayelsa: Police Detain Trigger-happy Cop For Shooting Bus-driver, Corps Member
By, Akam James, Yenagoa The Trigger-happy police officer attached to a commercial Bank in Yenagoa that fired two gunshots that injured a yet-to-be-identified commercial bus-driver and a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member on Monday has been arrested and detained
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Police Confirms Arrest Of Stepfather, 3 Others For Raping 9-Year-Old Girl
BY HASSAN JIRGI DAMATURU The Yobe State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four suspects in connection to the molestation and rape of a nine-year-old girl (name withheld) including her stepfather. In a statement signed by the Public Relations
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Peace Restoration: IGP Commends Borno Police Commissioner, Others
BY HASSAN JIRGI MAIDUGURI The Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has commended the Borno state Police Commissioner, officers and men of the command for returning peace to the state. Adamu who disclosed this while addressing the officers and
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Delta: Police Arrest Armed Robbery Suspect, Recover Arms
By Nosa Eresoyen, Asaba Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Okpala Wisdom ‘m’ of Umumake Okpanam, reported at Okpanam Police Station. It was gathered that on 01/10/2019, at about 2100hrs, two unidentified gun men attempted to rob his visitor
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Police Arrest 47 Over Alleged Kidnapping, Robbery In Nasarawa
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested 47 persons suspected to be involved in kidnapping and armed robbery in the last three weeks. Mr Bola Longe, its Commissioner, who paraded the suspects on Wednesday in Lafia, said
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